With the arrival of the first Monday of May, we welcomed the always iconic Met Gala. It’s pretty easy to guess the theme based on this year’s phenomenal outfits, but in case you missed it, this year was: ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.’ With the focus on Black dandyism, there were high...
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In the Early Modern period (c.1450 – 1750), the boundaries between fine art and craft began to break down. As the value of artisanal craft gained recognition among collectors, the perception of craft shifted. Artists, in turn, began working with materials and techniques that were once confined to the realm...
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Summer is one of those seasons that you either hate or love. It can finally make you feel alive by bringing some warm sunshine your way, or it can make you feel like a sweaty pile of sludge. Never fear! This article has all of you guys covered, the summer...
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The latest Ethnic Representation Index report (ERI) has recently been released, shedding light on the mixed state of diversity in UK educational institutions. Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation among academics rose to 20.2% in the 2022-23 academic year, compared with 18.5% the year before, marking a significant improvement....
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Nikolai Morton discusses the impact that playing the saxophone has had on him and the value of music education.
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On Saturday 17 May, Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace stunned Manchester City 1-0 to claim the 2024/25 Emirates FA Cup title – the first major honour in the club’s 120-year professional history. Fittingly, it was South London boy Eberechi Eze who fired home from a Daniel Muñoz cross early in the...
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Goodison Park, the historic home of Everton Football Club, has been given a new lease of life. First opened on August 24 1892 at a cost of £3,500, it was the first major football ground in England to feature changing rooms, offices and a referee’s room, holding a plethora of...
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The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced a proposal to introduce a university ‘league table’ that highlights vice-chancellor incomes against ‘value for money’ offered to students. Universities that consistently deliver ‘poor outcomes’ for students could be “named and shamed” by Phillipson’s proposed league tables. Determiners for ‘good outcomes’ include the...
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The University of Warwick has committed to participating in Plantlife’s ‘No Mow May’ movement for the sixth year in a row. The initiative, started by the nature protection charity in 2019, urges gardeners to allow areas of grass to grow throughout the month. In doing so, wildflowers are more likely...
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This article is the opinion of another organisation and is not affiliated with The Boar. We, the Warwick Trans* Society, are appalled by the recent UK Supreme Court Judgement. References in square brackets are references to that paragraph of the Judgement. Overall, the Judgement means that “sex”, within the Equality...
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If you have been on TikTok recently, you may have seen a trend called the ‘Anti-Travel Bucket List.’ This trend focuses on things people do not recommend doing on their travels. This could include not traveling to a certain destination or not doing certain activities. Throughout my travels, I have...
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What is it about True Crime podcasts? Is it the creepy orchestral music, the soft-spoken storytelling, or the sensation of seeking comfort in bed listening to something that feels so far away from our reality? I’ll admit it, I am a True Crime podcast fan, perhaps from my general interest,...
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David Ace reflects on modern multiverses and the 1977 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy movie, The Dragon Lives Again
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